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    Beautifully Broken
    Beautifully Broken
    Beautifully Broken
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    Beautifully Broken

    By Shane Chase

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    Beautifully Broken, premiere collection by emerging author and poet, Shane Chase, examines the intricacies of love and loss, delving into the deepest pits of despair to seek the spiritual present within the sorrows of life. Filled with sadness and foreboding, Beautifully Broken leads the reader into the realm of the spirit and expounds upon the question of true forgiveness. The poet weaves a rich tapestry of self-reflection as he shares the experiences that have helped guide him in this life. Redemption is at the heart of every poem, bringing the reader to face the bitter truths of life in a quest to reconcile the hurts of loss with the serenity of spirituality. Finding joy in the face of tragedy with the fortitude to carry on is central to the poems in this riveting collection. Let Shane's words lead you towards the realization that all people have their burdens to bear and, with each moment of adversity faced, we all become beautifully broken...
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSunfyre Books, LLC
    Release dateApr 5, 2015
    ISBN9780990370994
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      Beautifully Broken - Shane Chase

      Beautifully Broken

      Beautifully Broken

      Title Page

      Beautifully Broken

      Shane Chase

      Foreword by Daniel Aaron

      Copyright Page

      Copyright © 2015 by Shane Chase

      All rights reserved.  This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review or scholarly journal.

      First Printing:  2015

      ISBN:  978-0-9903709-8-7 (paperback), 978-0-9903709-9-4 (eBook)

      Sunfyre Books, LLC

      PO Box 12024

      Portland, OR 97212

      Cover Art:  courtesy of princessofpages.blogspot.com

      Photography:  courtesy of Leslie Todd.

      Author Website:  www.ShaneChaseWriter.com

      Dedication

      This book is dedicated with love

      To

      Everett Slattery Jr. and Daniel Aaron, my soul brothers and the best friends I could ask for,

      To

      Janiece Gilmouth, my guardian angel in the flesh

      And to

      My mother, Jeanne Goodin, who taught me the love of poetry and the power of my dreams.

      Acknowledgments

      I would like to thank my publisher, Sunfyre Books, for taking a chance me, my editor, Matthew Warren, and the late CEO of Sunfyre Books, David Brew, for all their constant support during the publishing process.  I want to thank Shannon Tower, my muse, Todd McDaniels, you inspire me every day, and Kyle Chase, I treasure what has become of our relationship.  I want to acknowledge Ali O’Day, for a very special friendship and encouraging me to seek my dreams.  I want to thank Leslie Todd, Teresa Anaya, Denise Hale, and Jeni Cleveland, the sisters I never had, and Laurie Mushet, you have walked me through many things and I am forever grateful.  I want to acknowledge Karri Rees, for our special talks, Ray Henderson, Jeremy Gordon, Don Washburn, and Willie Nelson, for mentoring and guiding me on my journey.  I want to thank A.J. Johnson and Dawn Darling, I will never forget the things you have done for me.  I want to say thank you to Christina McCurty and Michael Hamilton, we are of the same tribe, Jason Minchey, my beloved friend, Yoli Legrave, for your support, and Karen Iliff for brightening my world.  I want to acknowledge Katie Teasley for the inspiration for the title of this collection, and Samson, my constant companion.  Finally, I want to acknowledge the owl and the wolf for providing me with wisdom, guidance, and spiritual strength throughout the course of this life.

      River and Rain

      Foreword by Daniel Aaron

      Off he goes again,

      The precious boy

      With the tousled dark hair

      And sparkling eyes that light every room,

      Flecks of green, brown, and gray,

      Off to his special place

      Down the hill to the old oak tree,

      A box of crayons in one hand,

      Blank pages in the other,

      To write, draw, create

      A world of his own.

      As happens in life

      Leaves change colors,

      Seasons change.

      Off he goes again,

      This precious boy,

      His dark hair now styled

      And eyes that sparkle from tears held back,

      Flecks of green, brown, and gray,

      Off to a different place

      With concrete angels, epitaphs, and roses.

      He traded blank pages and crayons

      For a green spiral notebook and number two pencil.

      To write, cry, and release

      In a world of his own.

      As happens

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